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50 Francs CFA Sea Turtle
| Issuer | Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1960-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Burkina Faso prominently displayed in the brass centre, depicting two rearing white stallions flanking a shield bearing a single star, with an open book and the national motto 'Unité Progrès Justice' inscribed below across a banner. A ribbon scroll above the shield bears the legend 'BURKINA FASO'. The copper-nickel outer ring carries the arc inscription 'REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO' along the upper periphery and the denomination '50 FRANCS CFA' along the lower periphery, all rendered in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a naturalistically rendered sea turtle swimming in profile across the field, its textured carapace and outstretched flippers rendered in fine detail across both the brass centre and the copper-nickel outer ring, which is decorated with an underwater marine environment motif suggesting waves and rocky seabed. The legend 'SEA TURTLE' is inscribed along the upper portion of the outer ring, followed by a raised dot separator and the date '2017', both in bold raised Latin capitals. |
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| Mintage | 2017 |
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